Heftel’s media role outshone his politics (Honolulu Advertiser)
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As a political figure, Cec Heftel had his faults. He was stiff, not truly comfortable with the backslapping ho’omalimali that is so important in local politics. So, despite his insistence that he was done in by devious figures within the Democratic Party in his unsuccessful run for governor in 1986, the truth is more likely that this brilliant media executive just never connected with the people …
